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Adolf Hitler being appointed as chancellor.
The Nazi party or the National Socialist German Workers' Party took control of Germany when President Paul von Hindenburg made Adolf Hitler, a leader of the Nazi party, chancellor. This decision was met with an enthusiastic crowd. -
The Enabling Act
The act gave the Reich government the authority to make and pass laws without consulting or asking for the approval of Germany's parliament. This allowed for more power to be given and laid out the base for the Nazis to gain total control. -
The Anti-Jewish Boycott.
With Naizs in power, they began to call for a boycott focused on Jewish-owned businesses and any position of power that was occupied by a Jewish person. The German people did little to stop this and in fact, saw this as revenge and retaliation for the bad press against Germany. -
Laws limiting Jews in public school
The first law restricted the number of Jewish children allowed in a school. The law stated that no more than five percent of the student body could be Jewish. Germany had less than 0.8% of the total population, out of a total of 67 million people. general public schools were attended by 75% of all Jewish students. Public school was also an instrumental part of spreading Nazi ideas and values. This made Jews turn to private schools to try and get away from the increasing and blatant antisemitism. -
Book burning
University students began to burn books they considered, "un-german." This led to the destruction of over 25,000 books, with 40,000 people gathering to watch. In order to rid German literature of "foreign," particularly Jewish, and other immoral influences, the students set out to fulfill that. -
Editors laws (Schriftleitergesetz)
Non-"Aryans" are prohibited from working in journalism under the Editors Law.The guild that governed admission to the profession, the Reich Association of the German Press, came under the control of the German Propaganda Ministry. The association maintained lists of "racially pure" editors and journalists under the new Editors Law, and Jews and those married to Jews were prohibited from working as editors or journalists. -
Hitler Abolishes the Office of President
In addition to his role as Chancellor, Hitler abolishes the position of President and designates himself Führer of the German Reich and People. The laws of the state do not apply to Hitler's decisions. Hitler now assumes total dictatorship over Germany, with no restrictions on his power. -
Buchenwald Concentration Camp Opens
The Buchenwald concentration camp in east-central Germany is opened by the SS. Buchenwald became one of the biggest concentration camps established within German borders. The main camp was encircled by an electrified barbed-wire fence, watchtowers, and a line of sentries carrying automatic machine guns. The SS frequently executed prisoners by shooting them in the camp's stables and hanging others near the crematorium.
